Guide to The Reaper Records, 1979-1989 M0512

Series 1: Correspondence, 178455 1980-1989

Scope and Contents note

Series I , Correspondence, is divided into two sections . The first contains correspondence of the editors, Mark Jaxman, Robert McDowell, and Tom Wilhemus. The bulk of this section is letters between Jarnian and McDowell, poetry editors, 1980-1989, discussing poems submitted, production details, financial matters, their joint articles, and general literary matters, with some personal news included. Manuscripts are included with some of the letters ; in addition there are photocopies of a typescript poem and a letter from Robert Bly to Robert McDowell, 1985. There are also other letters of Robert McDowell and a small number of letters from Tom Wilhemus, fiction editor. Correspondence in this section is separated by editor and then arranged chronologically. The second section consists of letters to The Reaper from potential and published authors, subscribers, and readers, including a special file of correspondence with British poets. These letters are arranged alphabetically, with the general alphabet preceding files for specific authors. Some of the letters from authors include poetry manuscripts submitted for consideration. Authors represented by more than one or two letters were separated from the general alphabet and include Jared Carter, Rita Dove, Dana Gioia , Donald Ha, Liani Rector, and Chase Twichell . AU of the correspondence is open to researchers except for two letters by Donald Hall which were pulled from the collection due to their confidential nature.

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Jarman, Mark to Robert McDowell, 178535 1980-1982

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Jarman, Mark to Robert McDowell, 178533 1983-1986

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Jarman, Mark to Robert McDowell , 178531 1987-1989 and undated

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McDowell, Robeit to Mark Jarman, 178529 1980-1984

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MCDcwell, Robert to Mark Janiian, 178527 1985

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McDowell , Robext to Mark Jarman, 178525 1986

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McDowell, Robert to Mark Jarmnan, 178523 1987

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McDowell, Robert to Mark Jarman, 178521 1988-1989 and undated

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Dowel, Robert. Letters, 178519 1985-1987 and undated

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Wilheinus, Toni. Letters, 178517 1985 and undated

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Letters to The Reaper: A-B, 178515 1981-1989

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Letters to The Reaper: C-D, 178513 1981-1989

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Letters to The Reaper: Carter, Jared, 178511 1981-1983

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Letters to The Reaper: Ceivantes, James, 178509 1981-1983

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Letters to The Reaper: Dove, Rita, 178507 1981-1984

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Letters to The Reaper: E-G, 178505 1981-1986

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Letters to The Reaper: Eberhait, Richard, 178503 1981

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Letters to The Reaper: Flynn, Richard, 178501 1984-1986

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Letters to The Reaper: Gioia, Dana, 178499 1982-1986

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Letters to The Reaper: H, 178497 1981-1989

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Letters to The Reaper: Haas, Barbara, 178495 1982

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Letters to The Reaper: Hall , Donald, 178493 1983-1985

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Letters to The Reaper: Hall, Donald, 178491 1986-1988

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Letters to The Reaper: Hilton, David, 178489 1981-1984

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Letters to The Reaper: I-K, 178487 1981-1988

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Letters to The Reaper: Joselow, Beth, 178485 1981-1984

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Letters to The Reaper: L, 178483 1981-1988

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Letters to The Reaper: Ma-Mh, 178481 1981-1986

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Letters to The Reaper: Mastro, Mark Anthony, 178479 1982

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Letters to The Reaper: Mi-Mz, 178477 1982-1988

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Letters to The Reaper: Morgan, Frederick, 178475 1981-1988

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Letters to The Reaper: N-P, 178473 1980-1986

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Letters to The Reaper: Q-R, 178471 1981-1982

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Letters to The Reaper: Rector, Liam, 178469 1983 and undated

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Letters to The Reaper: S-T, 178467 1981-1985

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Letters to The Reaper: Semansky, chris, 178465 1985 and undated

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Letters to The Reaper: Twichell, chase, 178463 1980-1985

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Letters to The Reaper: U-Z, 178461 1981-1982 and undated

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Letters to The Reaper: [No last name], 178459 1981-1985

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Correspondence with British poets, 178457 1980-1981

Scope and Contents note

Graham Chainey, Tony Curtis, Douglas Dunn, D.J.Enright, Duncan Forbes, Mike Jenkins, Kevin Porter, Jon Silkin, David Sweetnian, and D.M.Thornas.

Series 2: Issue files, 178317 1979-1988

Scope and Contents note

Series II, Issue Files, documents the production of The Reaper, and is primarily arranged by issue number; photocopies of the table of contents from each issue are included with this guide. Each issue may or may not include the following files: original contents, photocopies of contents, paste up, photocopy of paste up, galleys, artwork, related correspondence from authors, artists, and between the editors, and miscellaneous items such as backgrOund materials, revisions of lead essays, and extra covers. Oversized and non-paper items such as paste up sheets, printing flats, and printing plates have been boxed separately. Issues 1 through 11 are especially well documented; there are partial files on Issues 12 , 13 , 16 , and 18 . Issues 14 , 15 , and 17 are not represented in the collection at all. The remainder of this series consists of accepted poems that were never published and other miscellaneous manuscripts.

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Issue #1: Original contents 178453

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Issue #1: Paste up 178451

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Issue #1: Photocopy of paste up 178449

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Issue #1: Essays from "After the Flood" Workshop, 178447 1979

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Issue #2: Original contents 178445

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Issue #2: Photocopy of contents 178443

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Issue #2: Typeset galleys 178441

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Issue #2: Photocopy of paste up 178439

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Issue #2: Miscellaneous items 178437

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Issue #3 : Original contents 178435

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Issue #3: Photocopy of contents 178433

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Issue #3: Paste up 178431

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Issue #3: Photocopy of paste up 178429

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Issue #4 : Original contents 178427

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Issue #4 : Photocopy of contents 178425

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Issue #4 :Artwork 178423

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Issue #4 : Related correspondence 178421

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Issue #5 : Original contents 178419

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Issue #5 : Photocopy of contents 178417

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Issue #5 :Related correspondence 178415

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Issue #5 : Extra covers 178413

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Issue #6 : Original contents 178411

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Issue #6 : Photocopy of contents 178409

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Issue #6 : Related correspondence 178407

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Issue #7 : Original contents 178405

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Issue #7 :Photocopy of contents 178403

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Issue #7 : Photocopy of galleys 178401

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Issue #7 : Related correspondence 178399

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Issue #8: Original contents 178397

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Issue #8: Photocopy of contents 178395

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Issue #8: Related correspondence 178393

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Issue #8: Revisions of lead essay 178391

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Issue #9 : Original contents (partial) 178389

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Issue #9 : Photocopy of contents 178387

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Issue #9 : Related correspondence 178385

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Issue #9 : "The Dogtown Letters" version 1 178383

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Issue #9 : "The Dogtown Letters" version 2 178381

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Issue #10: Original contents 178379

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Issue #10: Photocopy of contents (partial) 178377

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Issue #10: Paste up 178375

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Issue #10: Related correspondence 178373

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Issue #11: Original contents 178371

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Issue #11:Paste up 178369

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Issue #11:Related correspondence 178367

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Issue #11: "How to Write Narrative Poetry: A Reaper checklist" - earlier version of lead essay 178365

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Issue #12 : Original contents (partial) 178363

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Issue #13: "Forever Young: A Survey, Conducted, by The Reaper" 178361 - typescript, letter, notes

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Issue #13: "Narrative and Awareness" by Barbara Haas 178359

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Issue #16: Original contents (partial) 178357

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Issue #16:Related correspondence 178355

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Issue #18 : Original contents (partial) 178353

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Issue #18 : Thotocopy of contents 178351

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Issue #18 : Related correspondence 178349

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Accepted poems, unpublished 178347

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Miscellaneous manuscripts 178345

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Miscellaneous items 178343

Box 4, folder 1-2

Issue #2 : Paste up 178341

Box 4, folder 3

Issue #5: Paste up 178339

Box 4, folder 4

Issue #6: Paste up 178337

Box 4, folder 5-7

Issue #7 : Paste up 178335

Box 4, folder 8-9

Issue #8 : Paste up 178333

Box 4, folder 10

Miscellaneous paste up sheets 178331

Box 5, folder 1-2

Issue #1: Printing flats 178329

Box 5, folder 3-4

Issue #2 : Printing flats 178327

Box 5, folder 5-6

Issue #6: Printing flats 178325

Box 5, folder 7-9

Issue #7 : Printing flats 178323

Box 5, folder 10

Miscellaneous printing flats 178321

Box 5, folder 11

Issue #1: Printing plates 178319

Series 3: Business files, 178291 1980-1988

Scope and Contents note

Series III, Business Files, concerns the non-literary side of The Reaper, primarily its financial affairs. Included are grant applications to the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts ; notes and records of printing and publication costs ; and purchase orders from libraries and bookstores. Non-financial materials in this series include mailing records, clippings and reviews, and a resume of Robert McDowell.

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Bulk rate mailing records and address lists, 178315 1981-1984

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Clippings, 178313 1980-1982

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Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines, grant applications , 178311 1981-1983

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Fundraising letter, 178309 1986

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Indiana Arts Conmiission, grant applications, 178307 1980-1982

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Indiana State University Evansville, memoranda, 178305 1982

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Miscellaneous business records 178303

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National Endowment for the Arts, grant applications, 178301 1984-1987

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Printing and publication costs, 178299 1980-1982

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Resume, Robert McDowell , 178297 1988

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Retail and library orders, 178295 1983-1986

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Reviews of The Reaper, 178293 1980-1987